290 certified · Median $154,836 a year · Sunnyvale, CA
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
93
0
2
1
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
197
1
2
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$135,000
Median
$154,836
75th percentile
$187,741
A year, from 286 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Development EngineerSoftware Developers · median $150,00052
Staff Software Development EngineerSoftware Developers · median $185,00019
Technical Support EngineerNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $90,81318
Principal Software Development EngineerSoftware Developers · median $202,32614
Software QA EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $130,23414
Technical Account ManagerNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $123,21913
Software Development QA EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $135,44010
Staff Software Development QA EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $154,9388
Dev Ops EngineerSoftware Developers · median $150,7585
Manager, Software DevelopmentComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $216,5905
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.